This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

The 1930s were a golden period for the railways as it saw great developments and some iconic locomotives being built. The fact that the less labour-intensive and more efficient diesel-electrics were ...

Mallard has been recognised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as "an example of British ingenuity". The locomotive, displayed at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, broke the world ...

Seventy-five years ago Mallard broke the world speed record for steam locomotives. Bob Gwynne, assistant curator of rail vehicles at York’s National Rail Museum, tells the story of the “secret” run ...

A headstone for the driver of the historic Mallard locomotive has been unveiled at a Doncaster cemetery. Thousands of pounds was raised to mark the grave of Joseph Duddington who set the world steam ...

Sir Nigel Gresley’s streamlined A4 Mallard was built to push British steam technology beyond Germany’s heavily publicized ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much ...

Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much ...

We and our partners use technologies, such as cookies, and collect browsing data to give you the best online experience and to personalise the content and advertising shown to you. Please let us know ...